India, May 25 -- The BCCI announced Team India's squad for the Test series against England on Saturday, with Shubman Gill being named the new captain in red-ball format. Rishabh Pant was named his deputy, and while the squad saw the return of Karun Nair to the national setup after over eight years, a particular name was missing - Shreyas Iyer. The Indian batter, who is a regular in ODIs and has been in fine form over the past few months across formats, didn't find a place in the squad despite the recent retirements of India's two batting stalwarts, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Former India opener Virender Sehwag wasn't too happy with Iyer's omission from the squad, and during a Cricbuzz show during Delhi Capitals' win over Punjab Kings ...